"The Sound of Music (soundtrack) The soundtrack of the film ""The Sound of Music"" was released in 1965 by RCA Victor and is one of the most successful soundtrack albums in history, having sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The label has also issued the soundtrack in German, Italian, Spanish and French editions. The soundtrack reached the number one position on the ""Billboard"" 200 that year in the United States, remained in the top ten for a record 109 weeks, from May 1, 1965 to July 16, 1967, and remained on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart for 238 weeks. In 2015,"
"the record for the most weeks at Number 1, with a cumulative total of 115 weeks, including one stretch of 70 consecutive weeks. A fairly distant second place is held by ""The Sound of Music"" soundtrack with a cumulative total of 70 weeks. Third is ""The King and I"" soundtrack with a cumulative total of 48 weeks. Fourth is the highest non soundtrack ""Bridge over Troubled Water"" by Simon and Garfunkel with a cumulative total of 33 weeks. The second longest consecutive streak is held by The Beatles' ""Please Please Me"", which spent 30 weeks at the top before being"
"soundtrack entered the Billboard 200 albums chart the week ending June 25, 1988, at #145, peaking two weeks later at #118 and spending a total of six weeks on the chart. This was after the film had already fallen out of the top 10 and before the video release later in October. ""Day-O"" received a fair amount of airplay at the time in support of the soundtrack. The complete score (with the Belafonte tracks included) was released in both the DVD and the Blu-ray as an isolated music track in the audio settings menu; this version of the audio track"
"""Happy Feet: Music from the Motion Picture"" is the lyrical soundtrack album from the 2006 animated film ""Happy Feet"". As of March 2007, the OST has sold over 272,627 copies in the US. The film opened at #1 in the United States on its first weekend of release (November 17–19) grossing $41.6 million and beating ""Casino Royale"" for the top spot. It remained #1 for the Thanksgiving weekend, making $51.6 million over the five-day period. In total, the film was the top grosser for three weeks, a 2006 box office feat matched only by """". As of June 8, 2008,"
"four consecutive weeks. This was the first soundtrack to make it to No. 1 since the ""Bad Boys II"" soundtrack in August 2003 and the first to an animated film to top the ""Billboard"" 200 since the ""Pocahontas"" soundtrack reigned for one week in July 1995. Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George is a soundtrack album by Jack Johnson and friends for the 2006 film ""Curious George"". Along with Johnson, it includes Adam Topol, Ben Harper, G. Love, Kawika Kahiapo, Matt Costa, Merlo Podlewski, and Zach Gill. It was released"
"Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Sales increased by 17.5% to 122,000 sold for that week according to Nielsen SoundScan. It remained there for two weeks, being kept from topping the chart by No Doubt's album ""Tragic Kingdom"", which only had an 8% sales decline to 143,000 copies. ""Evita"" was present for a total of 30 weeks on the ""Billboard"" 200, and ranked at number 26 on the year-end chart. Along with the ""Billboard"" 200, ""Evita"" reached the top of the Soundtracks Albums chart. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the soundtrack quintuple platinum, for"
"February 9, 2008, the album hit number one, with 65,000 copies sold. After being number 1 for one week, it dropped to number 2. The album has since become a platinum record in the U.S. selling over 1,000,000 copies. It is the first soundtrack to top the albums chart in the U.S. since the ""High School Musical 2"" soundtrack the prior September, and the first number-one album for the Rhino label. It was the first number one soundtrack for a 20th Century Fox movie since ""Titanic"" in 1997. On April 8, 2008, a second soundtrack was released exclusively through the"
"first weekend, which broke the record previously held by ""Mamma Mia!"" for the biggest opening by a musical. The film finished with $252 million worldwide, which exceeded Disney's expectations. The song ""The Boys Are Back"" (2008), a duet with Zac Efron, became him second top forty hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The phenomenon of High School Musical has changed Bleu's life, delivering him to the heights of media celebrity while still in his teens. For his role as Chad Danforth, the"
"High School Musical (soundtrack) High School Musical is the soundtrack of the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name. Recorded in five days, it was released on January 10, 2006, and became the best selling album of that year, having sold more than 3.7 million copies in the US and 7 million copies worldwide. As of January 2016, the album has sold 5,000,000 copies in the US, making it the best-selling TV soundtrack since 1991 when Nielsen SoundScan started tracking music sales. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Are not on the first disc of the two-disc special edition version. On May 23, 2006,"
"that the vocal version should be held up until several weeks after the film's release so that 'the theme and the image of ""Love Story"" would be implanted in the audience's mind.'"" The Mancini version spent two of its 16 weeks on the Easy Listening chart at number two and also began a run of 11 weeks on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the January 16 issue, during which time it got as high as number 13. The track that Francis Lai and his orchestra recorded for the film first charted on the Hot 100 in the January 31 issue"
"he has to go to Paris in order to make his dreams come true. Cat Stevens refused the permission for using the song in the film, therefore the song was changed to ""Nature Boy"". Two soundtrack albums were released, with the second coming after the first one's massive success. The first volume featured the smash hit single ""Lady Marmalade"", performed by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink. The first soundtrack, ""Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film"", was released on 8 May 2001, with the second ""Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film, Vol. 2"" following on 26 February"
"in 2,808 theatres, placing first at the box office with $18.1 million. This amount broke the record for the highest opening day gross for a musical film, previously held by """", and was also the second highest opening day gross for a film released on Christmas Day. It earned $27.3 million in its opening weekend, placing third behind ""Django Unchained"" and """". The film was released in the United Kingdom 11 January 2013 and earned £8.1 ($13.1) million in its opening weekend, making it the largest opening weekend for a musical film, as well as for Working Title. The review"
"High School Musical 2 (soundtrack) High School Musical 2 is the soundtrack album for the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name. Debuting at number one on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart, the album sold 615,000 copies in its initial week of release. As of September 2007, this figure amounted to the fourth-biggest first week sales of the year. It was the first soundtrack of a television movie to debut at the ""Billboard"" summit. The album also shipped double platinum (2,000,000) copies in the U.S. in its first week of release. It was the best-selling album of 2007, with sales"
"look awkward, and the scene was reshot. Soundtrack was composed by Ghantasala and lyrics by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam, Samudrala Raghavacharya & Kosaraju Raghavaiah. All the tunes for all the songs for both languages are the same. The film has 37 songs and Poems (Padyam), many are very popular and memorable. Soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and Ghantasala and lyrics by A. Maruthakasi. The film ran for 75 weeks uninterruptedly. This is an unbroken record. It was released in 26 centres and had a 100-day run in all the centers, which was a record and ran 150 days in all"
"soundtrack album in history consisting entirely of previously released songs to top the chart. The album topped the ""Billboard"" Top Soundtracks for 11 consecutive weeks and 16 weeks in total. As of April 2017, it has sold over 1.75 million copies in the United States alone, and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album was the US's second best-selling soundtrack album of 2014, behind only the soundtrack to ""Frozen"". In August 2013 the film's director, James Gunn, posted on his Facebook page that Tyler Bates would be composing the film's score. Gunn stated that Bates will write some"
"Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack) Saturday Night Fever is the soundtrack album from the 1977 film ""Saturday Night Fever"" starring John Travolta. It remains the best selling soundtrack of all time with over 45 million units sold. In the United States, the album was certified 16× Platinum for shipments of at least 16 million units. The album stayed atop the album charts for 24 straight weeks from January to July 1978 and stayed on ""Billboard""s album charts for 120 weeks until March 1980. In the UK, the album spent 18 consecutive weeks at No. 1. The album epitomized the disco phenomenon"
"on the Billboard Top Albums chart (the first soundtrack to top the chart for three consecutive weeks since ""Frozen"" in 2014), the album broke ""Suicide Squad: The Album""’s record (33 million) twice-over for all-time top streaming weeks for a soundtrack with 39.6 million streams (up from 37.4 million the week prior). The album has reached #1 on iTunes in 75 countries, in addition to charting at #1 in Ireland, #1 for five consecutive weeks in Australia and #1 for 4 consecutive weeks the UK. The 20 Century Fox musical film’s standout track “This Is Me” has seen an incredible response"
"which was another attempt at a happy song. A love song, titled ""If I Never Knew You"", had been finished by the animators, but following a test screening where younger audiences were not interested in it and the teenagers felt giddy as it played, Menken suggested that the song be removed from the film. It was, although its melody remained in the orchestral underscoring. The film's soundtrack was successful, reaching number-one on the ""Billboard"" 200 charts during the week of July 22, 1995. It received a triple platinum certification. To replicate the promotional buzz of ""The Lion King"", the four-minute"
"international stardom. The 2-LP soundtrack album, written by and featuring the Bee Gees, became the biggest selling soundtrack album ever released. The group reportedly wrote the songs 'to order' without having seen the film, and according to Frank Rose's 1977 ""Rolling Stone"" article about the Bee Gees, at least four of the songs — including ""Stayin' Alive"" – were written in just one week. Stigwood followed this with another hugely successful film adaptation of one of his stage productions, the rock'n'roll musical ""Grease"" (1978), which co-starred Travolta and Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, which featured additional material by expatriate Australian songwriter-producer"
"album again rebounded from 48 to 22 by selling 21,000 copies (a 38% rise), spurred by sales due to the Oscar win at the 81st Academy Awards. Nominated for Best Original Song at Academy Awards<br> Winner of Best Original Song at Academy Awards Other music featured in the film include: Slumdog Millionaire: Music from the Motion Picture Slumdog Millionaire: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album of the British drama film of the same name, directed by Danny Boyle. The original score and songs were composed by A. R. Rahman, who planned the score in two months and"
"Friday (soundtrack) Friday is the soundtrack album for the 1995 comedy film, ""Friday"". It was released on April 11, 1995, on CD and cassette through Priority and consisted of hip Hop and R&B music. The soundtrack reached No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" 200, where it held the position for 2 weeks, and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 6 weeks. It also spawned the successful Dr. Dre single ""Keep Their Heads Ringin'"", which made it to No. 10 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The album was certified Double Platinum by the"
"The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song The Music of Disney: A Legacy In Song is a 1992 three disc set of Disney songs spanning eight decades that were originally recorded from 1928 to 1991. The collection is composed of hit songs and familiar favorites from films, television shows and theme parks including ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"", ""Pinocchio"", ""Bambi"", ""Cinderella"", ""101 Dalmatians"", ""Beauty and the Beast"", ""The Little Mermaid"", ""DuckTales"", ""The Mickey Mouse Club"", and Walt Disney anthology television series. Released in 1992 by Walt Disney Records, it features such classics as ""When You Wish Upon A"
"of music and various sound effects in the film won it an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing. The album reached 1 on the ""Billboard"" 200, and spent 70 total weeks on the chart, but for reasons that remain unclear, received no RIAA certification. Two versions of the soundtrack were released. The American version lasted close to 30 minutes and contained 11 tracks. It lacked the four songs discussed above but contained the instrumental rock guitar version of the title theme song not found on the British LP. The instrumental was in the style of the John Barry Seven's instrumental"
"songs. Other films described as jukebox musicals take all their songs from a single concept album featuring an integrated song cycle with a story arc, sometimes labeled a rock opera. Both the movies of The Who's ""Tommy"" and of Pink Floyd's ""The Wall"" adapted the entire song cycle of a single album which already revolved around a fictional character. Although jukebox musicals had achieved success for years (for instance ""Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story"", the musical about the life of Buddy Holly which ran in the West End for 13 years from 1989 to 2003), a surge in popularity"
"Fitzpatrick has created the soundtracks for over two-dozen films including: Disney's teen hit ""Jump In!"", the animated ""The Proud Family Movie"", Anne Rice penned ""Queen of the Damned"", David Zucker's box-office record breaking ""Scary Movie 3"", the Bill Gates–Steve Jobs' docudrama ""Pirates of Silicon Valley"", George Harrison's British comedy ""Nuns on the Run"", Miramax's ""In Too Deep"", and Ice Cube's & Chris Tucker's Hip Hop classic ""Friday"". In 2010, Fitzpatrick's song ""Soul Music"", performed by Anthony Hamilton, was the title track for the motion picture ""Soul Men"" (Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac and Sharon Leal). Fitzpatrick recorded the original score"
"which he has used so many different genres and mixed them together to create a fascinating journey of music."" The film's soundtrack debuted at number 8 and later jumped up to number 5 during its second week. Over the next several weeks, the album steadily began climbing up the music charts and saw the album sales increase after the film's release. During the week of 19 November the album replaced the soundtrack of ""Om Shanti Om"" and moved up to number 1 but fell back to number 2 the following week. Despite competition from the release of newer soundtracks, the"
"an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. The film's soundtrack started an oldies music revival, and demand for the album caught RCA Records by surprise. According to Franke Previte, before a single had even been released, there were a million albums on back-order. The ""Dirty Dancing"" album spent 18 weeks at number one on the ""Billboard"" 200 album sales charts and went platinum eleven times, selling more than 32 million copies worldwide. It spawned a follow-up multi-platinum album in February 1988, entitled ""More Dirty Dancing"". Songs from the album which appeared"
"since. The musical score for ""The Way We Were"" was composed by Marvin Hamlisch. A soundtrack album was released in January 1974 to much success. At the time of its initial release, the album peaked at #20 on the ""Billboard"" 200. On October 19, 1993, it was re-released on compact disc by Sony. It includes Streisand's rendition of ""The Way We Were"", which at the time of the film's release was a commercial success and her first #1 single in the United States. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1973 and charted for 23 weeks, eventually selling over"
"Ud Chale and ""All for One"" (""Aaja Nachle""). The music video for Ud Chale has three friends and together they explore the night sky. In All for One, many people bring their emotions to dance. These are international versions of the songs of ""High School Musical 2"". High School Musical 2 (soundtrack) High School Musical 2 is the soundtrack album for the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name. Debuting at number one on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart, the album sold 615,000 copies in its initial week of release. As of September 2007, this figure amounted to the fourth-biggest"
"is also included in the 18-disc release ""Best Picture Oscar Collection"", also released by Warner Bros. The Broadway Melody The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is an American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. It was one of the first musicals to feature a Technicolor sequence, which sparked the trend of color being used in a flurry of musicals that would hit the screens in 1929–1930. Today the Technicolor sequence is lost; only a black and white copy survives in available versions. The film was"
"of what the much-hyped Light Magic parade wound up costing, and its advertising budget is zero."" ""Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack"" is the soundtrack for the 1998 Disney animated feature film, ""Mulan"". Released by Walt Disney Records on June 2, 1998, the album featured songs by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, conducted by Paul Bogaev, and score composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. Vocalists included Lea Salonga, Donny Osmond, 98 Degrees, Jaz Coleman, Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera. The album peaked at No. 24 on the ""Billboard"" 200 on July 18, 1998, concurrent to the film’s run in"
"roller coaster. The musical score for ""National Lampoon's Vacation"" was composed by Ralph Burns, featuring original songs by Lindsey Buckingham. A soundtrack album was released in 1983 by Warner Bros. Records. While the album did not chart, Buckingham's single ""Holiday Road"" reached number 82 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. ""National Lampoon's Vacation"" opened theatrically in 1,175 venues on July 29, 1983 and earned $8,333,358 in its opening weekend, ranking number one at the domestic box office. The film grossed $61,399,552. The film received positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 93% rating based"
"Mulan (soundtrack) Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1998 Disney animated feature film, ""Mulan"". Released by Walt Disney Records on June 2, 1998, the album featured songs by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, conducted by Paul Bogaev, and score composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. Vocalists included Lea Salonga, Donny Osmond, 98 Degrees, Jaz Coleman, Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera. The album peaked at No. 24 on the ""Billboard"" 200 on July 18, 1998, concurrent to the film's run in theaters. No singles from the album charted on the Hot 100, although Aguilera's version"